I ordered these bags for a youth group handout where I could include a booklet, some goodies, a notebook, and a water bottle. Everything fit nicely and the price was great. For that I am giving the product 4 stars.

However, there are a few things that others should know when considering these bags.

First, they are not canvas, as many of the other party tote bags are. I missed this when I was ordering and when I tried to iron a name onto the bag, the bag melted. I ended up having to sew the names onto the bag, which was difficult because it required semi-turning the bags inside out. If you want to be able to decorate these bags with anything HOT, these are not the bags for you.

Second, some of the bags came with a snap closure and some of them didn’t. If you are looking for something that closes, be aware that there is no guarantee that you will receive ALL closing bags. It seemed that the closing bags varied on colors. For instance, the black bags closed while the light blue ones didn’t. It was random and kind of annoying, but we didn’t need bags that closed so the bags worked for our purposes.

Third, the colors are bland. The picture is very accurate. If you want something bright and catchy for a child’s birthday party, these bags are not the ones. I ordered them not caring about the colors, I just needed something that would hold a decent amount of things. These are perfect for holding things. But they really are bland and muted-colored bags.

All in all, these were exactly what I needed. Perfect bags for those who don’t have higher decorating plans, or cares about muted colors.

I used these as goody bags for my son’s wedding. They were the perfect size and I filled them with a bottle of water and various snacks. I glue gunned labels with the bride and bridegroom’s names onto the bags . They also came in the plum color used for the wedding. Our guests really appreciated them!

These bags worked perfectly as goodie bags for my son’s TMNT birthday party. They’re a good size and stand on their own once filled with goodies. They looked great with the TMNT cardboard masks wrapped around them.